mouseDownInBackdrop

Type

message

Summary

Sent when the user presses the mouse button while the mouse pointer is in the backdrop.

Syntax

mouseDownInBackdrop <pButtonNumber>

Description

Handle the mouseDownInBackdrop message to perform an action when the user presses the mouse button while the mouse pointer is outside any window.

The mouseDownInBackdrop message is sent to the current card.

If the backdrop property is set to "none", the mouseDownInBackdrop message is not sent.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
pButtonNumber	enum	Specifies which mouse button was pressed:

Examples

on mouseDownInBackdrop -- show a popup menu with a list of windows
  popup button "Windows"
end mouseDownInBackdrop

Related

glossary: property, mouse button, mouse pointer, message, current card

message: mouseUpInBackdrop

property: backdrop

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server